Entertainment Weekly: Absolute 80s

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1Pump Up the Volume
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
Martyn Young
guitar:
A.R. Kane (British dreampop duo)
sampler:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
turntable:
Dave Dorrell and C.J. Mackintosh
recording of:
Pump Up the Volume
composer:
Martyn Young and Steven Young (UK musician, member of Colourbox & MARRS)
part of:
American Psycho
MARRS3.84:10
2She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:34
3What's on Your Mind
recording of:
What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
writer:
Kurt Harland and Paul Robb
part of:
American Psycho
Information Society3:37
4Let the Music Play
recording of:
Let the Music Play
writer:
Chris Barbosa (Rhythm Method) and Ed Chisolm
publisher:
Emergency Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Shannon4:40
5Good Life
recording of:
Good Life
writer:
Paris Grey, Roy Holmon, Jackson, Ann Saunderson and Kevin Saunderson
publisher:
Drive On Music and Virgin Songs
Inner City3:31
6Catch Me (I'm Falling)
producer:
Kurt Shore and Kae Williams Jr.
recording of:
Catch Me (I'm Falling)
composer:
Whey Cooler and Jade Starling
Pretty Poison4:27
7Sidewalk Talk
vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Sidewalk Talk
lyricist and composer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
Jellybean4:01
8In the Name of Love
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
recording of:
In the Name of Love
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins)), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Peter Dodd, John Roog and Matthew Seligman
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins3:56
9Pump Up the Jam
producer:
Jo Bogaert (Belgian producer)
vocals:
Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
performer:
Felly (Felly Kilingi, “frontwoman” for Technotronic in the early ’90s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ARS Productions Benelux (in 1989)
recording of:
Pump Up the Jam
lyricist:
Manuela Kamosi (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
composer:
Patrick de Meyer (Belgian electronic music producer) and Thomas de Quincey (Belgian producer Jo Bogaert [Technotronic])
is based on:
Technotronic
Technotronic3.653:41
10The Promise
producer:
Michael Brauer (engineer) and Ben Rogan
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale and Andrew Mann
When in Rome53:41
11I Can't Wait
producer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz) and Rick Waritz (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Injection (Netherlands) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 60)
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz43:43
12I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
producer:
Tom Gerencser
recording of:
I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
composer:
Barry Harris (of Thunderpuss; Canadian producer, DJ, remixer, singer and songwriter) and Joe South
Kon Kan4:00
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